title: First record of Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) maggots from a sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in Kerala, South India.
abstract: Fully grown third stage larvae (LIII) of Chrysomya albiceps were recovered from aberrant sites viz. trachea and rumen during necropsy of a free-range sambar deer that had been observed to bear an inflamed tongue infested with maggots and subsequently died due to starvation. Five dead maggots of C. bezziana were also recovered from rumen. The aberrant locations of the recovery of the maggots indicated that they might have reached these sites accidentally. This is the first report of LIII of C. albiceps from a sambar deer from Kerala, South India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forest and Wildlife, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkady, Kerala India.
authors.forename: Sreejith
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.forename: Ajith Kumar Karapparambu
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gopalan
authors.forename: Reghu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravindran
authors.forename: Kavitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajagopal
authors.forename: Surendran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sooryadas
authors.forename: Kanjirakuzhiyil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Promod
keywords: C. bezziana; Chrysomya albiceps; Kerala; Sambar deer; South India